The 29-year-old has certainly not been a stranger to praise during his spell at White Hart Lane and, having been regularly paired alongside new signing Victor Wanyama, is enjoying another impressive campaign in the Spurs engine room.

Dembele's role requires plenty of dirty work in regards to defensive duties but he is also needed to push forward and contribute to attacks.

When Spurs are in transition Dembele is often at the centre of the move, dictating play with a unique, languid style that appears effortless but is evidently difficult to stop.

Dembele's dribbling completion rate (86%) is higher than any other player in England's top tier to have attempted 50 dribbles this season, according to data courtesy of EA SPORTS, such is the impact he makes with the ball at his feet.

Dembele's statistics equate to a successful dribble every 26 minutes and he has only failed with 10 of the 71 dribbles he has attempted this term.

Perhaps unsurprisingly Chelsea's Eden Hazard is out in front in regards to completed dribbles - with a total almost double that of his compatriot - but the Blues winger is still 8% shy of Dembele's completion rate.

Crucially, Dembele also boasts a superb pass completion rate in the opposition's half of the pitch, where space and time are constantly at a premium.

Dembele has completed 92% of his passes in the opposition's half this season; a higher completion rate than any other player to have attempted 700 or more in the same area of the pitch.

A host of other players have completed more passes than Dembele - including colleague Wanyama - but the Belgian's precision should not be understated.

Dembele has misplaced just 94 passes in the opposition's half to date this term and is expected to continue to be a crucial figure during the run-in.